Dual thyroid ectopy: case report and review of the literature.

R Kumar, S Khullar, R Gupta, A Marwah, M A Drm

Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine 2000;25(4):253-4

PMID: 10750961

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Abstract

Dual ectopic thyroid glands rarely occur, and only six cases have been reported in the literature. The authors describe a 14-year-boy who had a midline neck swelling for 8 to 9 years. The swelling increased gradually, but he had no pressure symptoms. The thyroid hormone profile showed a moderately increased thyroid-stimulating hormone value and normal T3 and T4 levels. A Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate thyroid scan showed dual ectopic thyroid glands in the sublingual and subhyoid regions.

Address: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200004000-00002

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MeSH Terms: Adolescent, Choristoma, Humans, Male, Mouth Floor, Neck, Radionuclide Imaging, Radiopharmaceuticals, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Thyroid Gland